New Zealand mass shooting is not an invitation to score points against the NRA

In times of darkness, be a light.

Using the killing of innocents as an opportunity to score political points lights nothing and advances anxiety. Do not look like the representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Who saw in reports about mass shootings in New Zealand an excuse to attack the National Rifle Association.

"At first I thought," Imagine that your house of faith is no longer safe. "But I could not say" imagine " his account tweeted early Friday morning. "Because of Charleston. Pittsburgh. Sutherland Springs. What are your thoughts and prayers for when they do not even keep the benches safe?

Two mosques were attacked in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday prayers. According to New Zealand officials, the terrorist or terrorists who perpetrated the attacks allegedly murdered about 49 people while they were gathered for worship.

"This is a period of great vulnerability for our communities. We must come together, fight for each other and defend the neighbors. Isolation, dehumanizing stereotypes, hysterical conspiracy theories and hatred ultimately lead to the anarchy of violence. We can not accept it, "Ocasio-Cortez continued on Twitter.

She added, "(" Thoughts and prayers "is a reference to the phrase used by the NRA to deflect the conversation of policy change during tragedies.) This is not intended for Prime Minister Ardern, whom I greatly admire .) "

The online tirade of the congressman poses many problems.

First, his immediate reaction was to direct his anger at a pressure group, not the real shooter who murdered people. This is not a serious answer. It's a partisan hackery.

Second, attacking a second-amendment-friendly organization makes no sense in the context of the shooting in Christchurch. The NRA has nothing to do with the gun laws of New Zealand. In addition, what "policy change" for New Zealand Ocasio-Cortez thinks we should discuss? The Congressional woman's obvious willingness to score partisan aggression against the NRA is particularly absurd, given that New Zealand has some of the most stringent and comprehensive gun control laws in the world.

Third, while "media and media" do not care about "post-massive" thoughts and prayers, it is particularly odious to respond to targeted attacks on places of worship.

Do you know who would probably enjoy some prayers right now? Victims of attacks on places of worship. The congressman's tweets are equivalent to responding to an incendiary bomb in a church by asking, "Where is your God now?" That is, it is a cruel exercise of self-satisfaction.

As a reminder, the congressman rejected the effectiveness of the prayer after the massacre of Muslim faithful, so as to attack an American organization that has no impact on the laws of New Zealand, which are among the most stringent gun control laws in the world. Who did Ocasio-Cortez hope to serve with her tweets? These are not the victims of Christchurch, I can tell you.

I want to point out here that I do not have a big love for the NRA. I am not a member and I am still unhappy with his dull response to the shooting death of the legitimate gun owner Philando Castile. The purpose of this article is not to defend a group, nor even to recommend that the woman of the New York Congress be elected from office. The point here is to say only: Do not be like Ocasio-Cortez. Do not add in the dark.

Just being able to tweet does not mean you should do it.

I would like someone from the member's staff to tell him that.